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John has been painting professionally for over 40 years. His work possesses an emotive power and vitality that is enhanced by his use of light, colour and a strong sense of design. John’s passion for his work and his open, very informative approach to teaching make him a much sought after tutor. John’s knowledge and enthusiasm will inspire you to produce better paintings in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere.
DAY 1 Friday 27 May 2022
Longreach, Queensland
Workshop members will be met at Longreach
airport for the arrival of the Brisbane flight at
12.05pm and then transferred to the workshop
hotel. Longreach is the heart of Outback
Queensland and is home to attractions including
the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame and Qantas
Founders Museum. This evening the group will
meet for welcome drinks and an included dinner.
DAY 2 Saturday 28 May 2022
Longreach, Queensland
This morning we visit the Australian Stockman’s
Hall of Fame to discover Australia’s rich pioneering
history. There are five themed galleries at the
Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame and Outback
Heritage Centre – each one depicting an
important aspect of our pioneering history. In the
afternoon, John will find a great painting location
nearby and complete a demonstration. Following
this John will assist individual workshop members
with their painting.
DAY 3 Sunday 29 May 2022
Longreach, Queensland
Longreach is the largest town in central
Queensland, and has many beautiful buildings.
John will find some great subjects in town for a
full day of painting. This evening there will be an
included dinner.
DAY 4 Monday 30 May 2022
Longreach, Queensland
Today we will have a tour and visit the Qantas
Founders museum. The Museum tells the story
of Australia’s national airline, from its early days in
Outback Queensland to present day. Characters
of the early Qantas days, their pioneering spirit
and the impact the airline had for all Australians, is
brought to life through life size exhibits, historical
artefacts and interactive displays including the
National Heritage listed Qantas Hangar. In the
afternoon John will find a great painting location
nearby and complete a demonstration. Following
this John will assist individual workshop members
with their painting.
DAY 5 Tuesday 31 May 2022
Longreach, Queensland
Today’s painting subject will be the Longreach
Railway station that was built from 1887 to 1917.
It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register
on 12 December 2005. This evening we will enjoy a
gentle sunset cruise down the majestic Thomson
River, where birds flock home to roost on the
riverbanks. There are endless photo opportunities
and an insightful commentary as you pass natural
features before we go ashore for a traditional
stockman’s camp-fire dinner. This is the real outback
experience with inspiring and humorous traditional
entertainment featuring a barefoot bush poet. Next,
the bush is illuminated by the Starlight’s Spectacular
Sound & Light Picture Show – a unique big-screen
presentation featuring the Kinnon family and locals in the amazing adventures of the notorious cattle
thief known as ‘Captain Starlight’. Finally in the
atmospheric surroundings of the bush at night
enjoy the timeless favourite – billy tea and damper.
DAY 6 Wednesday 1 June 2022
Longreach, Queensland
Today we travel to Ilfracombe, famous for
the Machinery Mile. You will see a wonderful
display of machinery, some of it very rare and
almost all collected within 100 miles of the town.
John will choose some great subjects for today’s
painting session.
DAY 7 Thursday 2 June 2022
Longreach, Queensland
Today we visit Camden Park Station, an 18,000-
acre property just a short drive from town. This
historic property has been in the Walker family for
5 generations. See the ‘Dry Bottom’ Chinaman’s
well built in the 1920s, visit Swaggies Grave and
see the huge solar farm, just one of the recent
diversifications undertaken by the family. Enjoy a
delicious lunch in the Shearing Shed while listening
to stories of when royalty came to visit. There will
be a painting session in the afternoon. This evening
there will be an included dinner.
DAY 8 Friday 3 June 2022
Winton, Queensland
Today we travel from Longreach to Winton,
Dinosaur Capital of Australia, home of Waltzing
Matilda and abundant in nature, culture and heritage. We visit the Waltzing Matilda Centre in
Winton. Outback Queensland tells the story of
Waltzing Matilda, a song that lives in the hearts
of all Australians as our unofficial anthem and the
first museum in the world dedicated to a song. The
museum tells the story of Waltzing Matilda, the
Exhibition space tells the story of WW1 and the Art
Gallery displays travelling exhibitions. This evening
there will be an included dinner.
DAY 9 Saturday 4 June 2022
Winton, Queensland
A full days painting and sightseeing in Winton with
John Lovett.
DAY 10 Sunday 5 June 2022
Winton, Queensland
Bladensburg National Park is 84,900ha, impressive
flat-topped plateaus and residual sandstone ranges
provide a scenic backdrop to vast grassland plains
and river flats, river red gums and rocky scarp. It is
home to unique birdlife, plants and animals. We will
spend the day painting in the National Park. This
evening there will be an included dinner.
DAY 11 Monday 6 June 2022
Winton, Queensland
The Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of
Natural History is home to the world’s largest
collection of Australian dinosaur fossils. A working
dinosaur museum with the most productive
Fossil Preparation Laboratory in the Southern
Hemisphere, it is located on 1,800 hectares of
spectacular mesa plateau with vast scenery, wildlife
and walking trails. After a tour of the Dinosaur
museum, there will be a painting session.
DAY 12 Tuesday 7 June 2022
Winton, Queensland
Our final day of painting in Winton. There will be
free time in the afternoon to finish of your work and there be a final critique session followed by
an included dinner.
DAY 13 Wednesday 8 June 2022
Departure
This morning we will say farewell to Winton and
transfer back to Longreach airport to meet the
Brisbane flight departing at 2.35pm.
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“It was so well organized. We got to see all the best places, but without feeling we were being herded around like cattle, like you do on some tours. There was plenty of time to paint, and the instructor told me more about how to improve my painting style in weeks than I have learned all year back home. I really did get individual attention.”
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